NZXT Adamas Classic Series ATX Case Review

NZXT delivers a high quality aluminum chassis with the Adamas, does this mid-tower have what it takes to keep a Core 2 Duo / Geforce 8800 GTX system cool and quiet? We find out.

Introduction and Specs

Introduction

NZXT is not a brand new company anymore, they have gained a lot experience in tweaking and fine tuning their computer chassis these past years and they have evolved from providing only “gamer”-minded cases, to a more broad spectrum of products. We saw early proof of this with the Lexa and recently with the Zero, both cases do away with the overly sculpted front panel and take a more traditional approach to the PC case “look”.

Today we test their most classic case yet, the Adamas, it’s without a doubt a high end product with a price tag of €200/$150+. The Adamas is made entirely out of high quality aluminium panels of 2~3mm thickness. It’s a mid-tower sized construction with custom finned top/side and internal drive panels. Looks wise it can stand proudly next to high end products from Lian-Li and Silverstone.

Specifications

The Adamas is a mid tower, quite lengthy but not very high. I found it big enough to house a single GPU high end system but when running in SLI you might want to look for a more spacious case.

Enough room for a series of hard drives and 5.25” size devices. The Adamas is smaller than the tower cases I previously tested, see the comparison below (next to my trusty 2L Coke Bottle):